post-truth

This is a research paper that was presented at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2017 Academic Track, which IJEC organized and covered.

University of Mauritius’ Azhagan Chenganna considers the challenges of investigative reporting in Mauritius, where there is no freedom of information and where journalists often dependent on leaks that are hard to verify in the noisy age of digital news.

“Journalism, investigative journalism in particular, is undergoing major change. This paper focuses on the investigative journalism culture in Mauritius and more broadly on the challenges of investigative journalism in the post-truth era in Mauritius. With the emergence of social media and the phenomenon of an amplification of news sources, investigative journalists are often solicited and obtain information from many sources including hackers and leakers. In Mauritius, leaked documents including electronic and secretly recorded materials have recently constituted the backbone of investigative stories.”

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About The Investigative Journalism Education Consortium

The Investigative Journalism Education Consortium (IJEC) brings together the experience and knowledge of university journalism educators who teach investigative reporting throughout the world.
IJEC shares the research and resources produced by university faculty and students. It also encourages and highlights collaborative projects among educators, students and journalists in nonprofit newsrooms.